At a Glance
- Martin Lawrence’s three adult daughters-Jasmin, 30, Iyanna, 25, and Amara, 23-stepped out with him at the Bad Boys: Ride or Die premiere in May 2024.
- Jasmin wed Eddie Murphy’s son Eric in a private May 2025 ceremony after a 2024 engagement, prompting Lawrence’s on-air quip about a “comedy super-baby.”
- Iyanna studies creative writing at Sarah Lawrence College and speaks on race and activism, while Amara releases original music on Soundcloud.
- Why it matters: The next generation is quietly building entertainment and advocacy careers under the long Hollywood spotlight cast by their famous father.
Comedy icon Martin Lawrence spent the 1990s cracking up HBO audiences on Def Comedy Jam and headlining blockbusters like Bad Boys and Big Momma’s House. Off-screen, he has spent the past three decades raising three daughters-each now forging her own path in acting, writing, and music.
The Lawrence Lineup
Lawrence’s family tree branches from two marriages:
- Jasmin Page, 30, with first wife Patricia Southall, former Miss Virginia USA.
- Iyanna Faith, 25, and Amara Trinity, 23, with second wife Shamicka Gibbs, entrepreneur and TV personality.
All three sisters walked the red carpet with their dad-and his girlfriend Angie Gonzalez-at the Los Angeles premiere of Bad Boys: Ride or Die in May 2024.
Jasmin Page Lawrence, 30
Born January 15, 1996, Jasmin graduated from Duke University in 2018. Lawrence marked the day on Instagram: “Congrats to my 1st born. I’m so proud of you Jasmin. Keep doin your thing. I love you so much!”
She now lives in Los Angeles and acts in projects that include:
- Bad Boys for Life
- Relatively Famous: Ranch Rules
- Family Time
In November 2024, Jasmin accepted a proposal from Eric Murphy, Eddie Murphy’s son, after more than three years of dating. The couple posted: “We’re engaged!! God truly blessed us with a love that feels like destiny.”
They quietly wed in May 2025 during a tiny church service. Eddie Murphy later told The Jennifer Hudson Show: “They just had the two of them and the preacher. They had a quiet little thing. So, I think we’ll have a big party or something.”
Iyanna Faith Lawrence, 25
Iyanna arrived on November 6, 2000, three years after Lawrence began dating Gibbs. After graduating high school in 2018, she enrolled at Sarah Lawrence College to study creative writing.
Gibbs captured move-in day on Instagram: “Today was one of the hardest days of my life. I left my baby girl @iyanna_faith at school… Your father @martinlawrence and I are so proud of the young woman that you have become.”
Iyanna’s activism surfaced early. In 2018 she spoke on a high-school panel about being a Black student in a predominantly white institution, and she joined the Los Angeles Women’s March that same year.
Amara Trinity Lawrence, 23
The youngest, Amara, was born August 20, 2002. She graduated high school in 2021, posing for photos with both parents and Iyanna at the ceremony.
An aspiring musician, Amara has uploaded original songs to Soundcloud:
- “Long time”
- “To Myself”
She also plays guitar. Gibbs gushed in a 2019 post: “I am in Awe Every Time I Hear Our Baby Girl Sing.”
Father’s Day Love
Gibbs praised Lawrence’s parenting in her 2021 Father’s Day post: “Our girls are so blessed to have you as their daddy. They get their funny, their honesty, their loyalty, and their kindness from you.”
Amara echoed the sentiment a year earlier: “You have [always] put your heart in to everything you do… I’m so blessed to say that I was raised by such a humble and loving person.”
Key Takeaways
- All three daughters maintain tight bonds with both parents and Lawrence’s fiancée, Angie Gonzalez.
- Jasmin’s marriage to Eric Murphy unites two of comedy’s biggest bloodlines.
- Iyanna blends writing with social activism, while Amara pursues a music career backed by family support.
- The Lawrence sisters continue stepping into public view-together and on their own terms.
